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Lycaenidae 77a0618 – 4367.02   Euphilotes dammersi (Comstock & Henne, 1933)

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Polygonaceae.  Host genera: Eriogonum.  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: dammersi (Comstock & Henne, 1933) (Philotes) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: "Snow Creek, Riverside Co., Calif." [California]. dammersi (Comstock & Henne, 1933) (Philotes) ssp. b. opacapulla Austin, 1998 (Euphilotes) Taxonomic Notes: Philotes dammersi Comstock & Henne, 1933, formerly a subspecies of 4367 Euphilotes enoptes (Boisduval, 1852), is treated as a full species in Davenport (2018), Butterflies of southern Cal. update: 97.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at iNaturalist

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